WorldMark^® Words

Here's an update on the Book Online and Win Sweepstakes I mentioned in my last post. The description of the sweepstakes in the electronic Destinations says: "Book online and stay at any WorldMark Resort between January 25th, 2010 and December 31, 2010 for your chance to win!" Hmmm, I booked online last fall for a trip we are going to take this year. Is that reservation eligible? Or does the reservation need to be made after January 25th?

Looking at the official rules it says: "Eligible entries include any resort reservation made using the worldmarktheclub.com website where arrival occurs between January 25th, 2010 and December 31, 2010." That sounds like only the arrival date needs to be within the stated time period, the reservation could have been made earlier. Sounds like I'm in the sweepstakes.

Just to be sure, I called the Vacation Planning Center and asked them the question. They said yes, the arrival date is the determining factor for eligibility. The reservation I made last fall for arrival this year will put me in the sweepstakes.

I can always use extra credits, it would be nice to win the monthly prize of 10,000 one time use credits. The annual prize would be even nicer. 30,000 credits, plane fare to Australia, and $1,000 in spending money via a prepaid Visa card. I normally make our reservations online anyway, except for those cases where the online system can't handle special situations such as grouped reservations. The sweepstakes is just a little more incentive to use online booking.